Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice Foundation · 2021
Skin Acceleration Levels Estimated by a Neck-surface Accelerometer during Phonation Are Affected by The Mechanical Properties of The Anterior Cervical Skin.
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Umatani Masanori, Ogawa Makoto, Hosokawa Kiyohito, Kato Chieri, Okajima Eri, Iwahashi Toshihiko, Inohara Hidenori
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OBJECTIVES: The aim of the present study was to assess whether skin acceleration levels (SAL) estimated by a neck-surface accelerometer (ACC) are affected by the anterior neck skin condition.
METHODS: Each of six healthy non-dysphonic participants wore a headset microphone (MIC), had an ACC sensor fitted on the skin over the cervical trachea, and were subsequently asked to gradually increase the vocal loudness during sustained phonation of the vowel /e:/ (crescendo task), while the sound pressure levels on a sound level meter (SPLSLM) and MIC/ACC signals were simultaneously recorded. Root mean squared values were calculated from the MIC and ACC signals as the sound pressure level (SPLMIC) and SAL, respectively, and the relationships between SPLSLM and SAL were compared between neck anteflexion and retroflexion or between outward and inward skin retraction on both sides of the sensor.
RESULTS: In the total samples for the successful crescendo performance in a natural head position, the SPLMIC and SPLSLM showed a strong linear correlation (r=0.980), whereas the correlation between the SAL and SPLSLM showed a distorted regression line (r=0.765) with individual differences. In all participants, the anteflexion and inward skin retraction decreased the SAL value at the same SPLSLM value, whereas the retroflexion increased the SAL value at the same SPLSLM value.
CONCLUSION: These results demonstrate that the signal intensity of a neck-surface ACC is affected by the condition of the anterior cervical skin, perhaps leading to inter-individual variability in SAL measurements.
METHODS: Each of six healthy non-dysphonic participants wore a headset microphone (MIC), had an ACC sensor fitted on the skin over the cervical trachea, and were subsequently asked to gradually increase the vocal loudness during sustained phonation of the vowel /e:/ (crescendo task), while the sound pressure levels on a sound level meter (SPLSLM) and MIC/ACC signals were simultaneously recorded. Root mean squared values were calculated from the MIC and ACC signals as the sound pressure level (SPLMIC) and SAL, respectively, and the relationships between SPLSLM and SAL were compared between neck anteflexion and retroflexion or between outward and inward skin retraction on both sides of the sensor.
RESULTS: In the total samples for the successful crescendo performance in a natural head position, the SPLMIC and SPLSLM showed a strong linear correlation (r=0.980), whereas the correlation between the SAL and SPLSLM showed a distorted regression line (r=0.765) with individual differences. In all participants, the anteflexion and inward skin retraction decreased the SAL value at the same SPLSLM value, whereas the retroflexion increased the SAL value at the same SPLSLM value.
CONCLUSION: These results demonstrate that the signal intensity of a neck-surface ACC is affected by the condition of the anterior cervical skin, perhaps leading to inter-individual variability in SAL measurements.